History class plans field trip to D.C. during spring break October 4, 2010 — by Grishma Athavale Upperclassmen in government and U.S. history classes will have the chance to go on a six-day excursion to Washington, D.C., during spring break. Students will visit and learn about the nation’s capital and the various monuments in the National Mall. read more » MAP students attend Walden West workshop October 4, 2010 — by Grishma Athavale More than 100 juniors and sophomores from the Media Arts Program (MAP) went to Walden West, a multipurpose facility in Saratoga, on Sept. 10 to improve their communication and collaboration skills. read more » Annual BBQ helps preserve Saratoga’s history September 30, 2010 — by Sabrina Cismas Saratoga's Garrod Ranch hosted the Saratoga Historical Foundation's annual BBQ and silent auction this year on Sept. 19. This BBQ is an important fundraiser for the foundation because it supports the events and activities the foundation does, such as the collecting of important artifacts and records for the Saratoga Museum, along with their safekeeping and display. read more » Online elections seek to save time, paper September 28, 2010 — by Will Edman Student elections have been moved online this school year by the elections commission in an attempt to save class time and be more environmentally friendly. The move was masterminded by the elections commission and executed by co-head commissioner Kevin Mu, who designed a program and website himself, hoping to make voting simple and fast. read more » Red pride, green thinking: New smart meters provide clear data on energy usage at SHS September 27, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Returning students may have noticed a number of changes to the campus that were made over the summer, including the construction of the MAP building and the general campus beautification that was appreciated by many. However, one of the more subtle but equally important changes has gone virtually unnoticed. Over the summer, new smart meters were installed on the two main electrical hubs of the school. read more » Successful Club Day kicks off school year September 24, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani For many students, club day is often an exciting mark as the resumption of the school year, but for freshman, it is a whirlwind of action inviting them to the realms of high school. “I am so glad that we have a club day event,” said freshman Nikhil Goel. “I knew I wanted to join a couple clubs in high school but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Club day was the perfect way for me to see what each club offered and to help me pick which ones I would be interested in.” read more » Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
MAP students attend Walden West workshop October 4, 2010 — by Grishma Athavale More than 100 juniors and sophomores from the Media Arts Program (MAP) went to Walden West, a multipurpose facility in Saratoga, on Sept. 10 to improve their communication and collaboration skills. read more » Annual BBQ helps preserve Saratoga’s history September 30, 2010 — by Sabrina Cismas Saratoga's Garrod Ranch hosted the Saratoga Historical Foundation's annual BBQ and silent auction this year on Sept. 19. This BBQ is an important fundraiser for the foundation because it supports the events and activities the foundation does, such as the collecting of important artifacts and records for the Saratoga Museum, along with their safekeeping and display. read more » Online elections seek to save time, paper September 28, 2010 — by Will Edman Student elections have been moved online this school year by the elections commission in an attempt to save class time and be more environmentally friendly. The move was masterminded by the elections commission and executed by co-head commissioner Kevin Mu, who designed a program and website himself, hoping to make voting simple and fast. read more » Red pride, green thinking: New smart meters provide clear data on energy usage at SHS September 27, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Returning students may have noticed a number of changes to the campus that were made over the summer, including the construction of the MAP building and the general campus beautification that was appreciated by many. However, one of the more subtle but equally important changes has gone virtually unnoticed. Over the summer, new smart meters were installed on the two main electrical hubs of the school. read more » Successful Club Day kicks off school year September 24, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani For many students, club day is often an exciting mark as the resumption of the school year, but for freshman, it is a whirlwind of action inviting them to the realms of high school. “I am so glad that we have a club day event,” said freshman Nikhil Goel. “I knew I wanted to join a couple clubs in high school but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Club day was the perfect way for me to see what each club offered and to help me pick which ones I would be interested in.” read more » Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Annual BBQ helps preserve Saratoga’s history September 30, 2010 — by Sabrina Cismas Saratoga's Garrod Ranch hosted the Saratoga Historical Foundation's annual BBQ and silent auction this year on Sept. 19. This BBQ is an important fundraiser for the foundation because it supports the events and activities the foundation does, such as the collecting of important artifacts and records for the Saratoga Museum, along with their safekeeping and display. read more » Online elections seek to save time, paper September 28, 2010 — by Will Edman Student elections have been moved online this school year by the elections commission in an attempt to save class time and be more environmentally friendly. The move was masterminded by the elections commission and executed by co-head commissioner Kevin Mu, who designed a program and website himself, hoping to make voting simple and fast. read more » Red pride, green thinking: New smart meters provide clear data on energy usage at SHS September 27, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Returning students may have noticed a number of changes to the campus that were made over the summer, including the construction of the MAP building and the general campus beautification that was appreciated by many. However, one of the more subtle but equally important changes has gone virtually unnoticed. Over the summer, new smart meters were installed on the two main electrical hubs of the school. read more » Successful Club Day kicks off school year September 24, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani For many students, club day is often an exciting mark as the resumption of the school year, but for freshman, it is a whirlwind of action inviting them to the realms of high school. “I am so glad that we have a club day event,” said freshman Nikhil Goel. “I knew I wanted to join a couple clubs in high school but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Club day was the perfect way for me to see what each club offered and to help me pick which ones I would be interested in.” read more » Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Online elections seek to save time, paper September 28, 2010 — by Will Edman Student elections have been moved online this school year by the elections commission in an attempt to save class time and be more environmentally friendly. The move was masterminded by the elections commission and executed by co-head commissioner Kevin Mu, who designed a program and website himself, hoping to make voting simple and fast. read more » Red pride, green thinking: New smart meters provide clear data on energy usage at SHS September 27, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Returning students may have noticed a number of changes to the campus that were made over the summer, including the construction of the MAP building and the general campus beautification that was appreciated by many. However, one of the more subtle but equally important changes has gone virtually unnoticed. Over the summer, new smart meters were installed on the two main electrical hubs of the school. read more » Successful Club Day kicks off school year September 24, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani For many students, club day is often an exciting mark as the resumption of the school year, but for freshman, it is a whirlwind of action inviting them to the realms of high school. “I am so glad that we have a club day event,” said freshman Nikhil Goel. “I knew I wanted to join a couple clubs in high school but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Club day was the perfect way for me to see what each club offered and to help me pick which ones I would be interested in.” read more » Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Red pride, green thinking: New smart meters provide clear data on energy usage at SHS September 27, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Returning students may have noticed a number of changes to the campus that were made over the summer, including the construction of the MAP building and the general campus beautification that was appreciated by many. However, one of the more subtle but equally important changes has gone virtually unnoticed. Over the summer, new smart meters were installed on the two main electrical hubs of the school. read more » Successful Club Day kicks off school year September 24, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani For many students, club day is often an exciting mark as the resumption of the school year, but for freshman, it is a whirlwind of action inviting them to the realms of high school. “I am so glad that we have a club day event,” said freshman Nikhil Goel. “I knew I wanted to join a couple clubs in high school but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Club day was the perfect way for me to see what each club offered and to help me pick which ones I would be interested in.” read more » Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Successful Club Day kicks off school year September 24, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani For many students, club day is often an exciting mark as the resumption of the school year, but for freshman, it is a whirlwind of action inviting them to the realms of high school. “I am so glad that we have a club day event,” said freshman Nikhil Goel. “I knew I wanted to join a couple clubs in high school but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Club day was the perfect way for me to see what each club offered and to help me pick which ones I would be interested in.” read more » Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast